On Feb 4, 2007, at 5:46 PM, lace-digest wrote:
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Subject: Re: [lace] New Book/Lace Fans? (long)
One of my first lace book purchases was Ann Collier's Lace in
Miniature because my major hobby is porcelain doll making. In fact,
I had my first experience with bobbin lace when Gunvor conducted a
day long beginners seminar for members of my doll club. I continued
as her bobbin lace student while working on my French fashion doll's
trousseau with the club. I wanted the ultimate accessory for the
doll's wedding outfit to be a bobbin lace fan and began searching for
miniature fansticks in June once Gunvor deemed I was ready to move
beyond her prescribed Torchon curriculum.
I have been in contact with every fanstick maker and supplier I could
find to locate a fan frame that would be 2.5 inches in length, ivory
in color and pretty/graceful in design. It did not exist but by
following a lead from a supplier listed in Collier's book, I located
the small plastic frame she used in her book by searching wedding
decorations. Now I had one which was shapely but it is 3 inches in
length and plastic. Here is where Tamara's mention of morphic
resonance, synchronicity or freaky-scary comes into play. I met a
bone craftsman at the Philadelphia Miniaturia show who had bone
corset stays in his display that approximated the shape of
fansticks. We had a conversation about fansticks and the problems of
working bone. I disassembled the plastic fan, sent him inner and
outer sticks and he says he can make a frame to my specifications.
The final fan frame design details need to be determined and this is
where Arachneans can help me. First, is there any ratio I should
follow between the length of the fansticks and the width of the
bobbin lace piece? I am concerned about the proportions between the
wider bottom portion of the inner sticks and the more slender upper
portion where the lace will be mounted. Second, should the number of
inner sticks be odd or even?
Now for the lace challenge. I want to do a floral piece which will
echo the rose motif used on the brocade fabric of the doll's wedding
dress overskirt. My starting point is the Floral Bucks Fan, pg 76
in Collier's book reduced to 75% but I would greatly appreciate
suggestions for any other patterns in any type of lace. I would like
to use off white or ivory silk threads. If I choose the reduced
Floral Bucks Fan, what threads could I substitute for the original's
140 Brok and 30 DMC Broder Machine gimp?
Sue in New Jersey, USA
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